CONCERTS IN THE COURTYARD

We are pleased to announce that Bennington Museum has received an anonymous grant once more for 2024. Performances will begin June 7th and run through August 30th, 2024, and will be free of charge.

All events take place from 5-7pm.

Please bring your own blankets or lawn chairs!

The Avocado Pit will set up shop in front of the Museum’s gates, serving delicious tacos, beer and wine.

In the event of rain, the event will be cancelled by 2pm on Fridays. Check our facebook page for updates.

Museum educators will provide free children’s activities during Concerts in the Courtyard. Kids of all ages will find a fun makerspace at the picnic tables where they can create art based on art and objects featured in the Museum.

SIRSY

Recent Review: SIRSY is a singer-songwriter rock band with a soulful, powerhouse of a lead vocalist (seriously, wait until you hear Mel sing!) who is also the band’s drummer. Sirsy’s been touring the US for the last 17 years– playing 200 shows per year nationally. The other half of the band is Mel’s hubby Rich – who sounds like 3 guitarists all on his own- on a vintage Rickenbacker guitar. (Rich also plays bass on a pedalboard with his feet while he’s playing guitar). So, they sound like a high energy full band… but their show is also intimate with heartfelt stories about the songs … and nerdy jokes. They’ve been able to make folks dance, laugh, and cry – all in the same show! They really know how to connect with the audience.

They’ve had songs on the hit tv show “Shameless” and opened for Brandi Carlile, Maroon 5, Train, Grace Potter, Joan Jett, Cheap Trick, Collective Soul, Blues Traveler, Spindoctors, & many more. Sirsy can also do a stripped-down acoustic show in a ‘listening room setting’ if that’s a better fit. They can also throw in enough covers to fill 3 hours of music as well. And they travel with PA/sound and lights.

Thanks for your time and consideration. Please see the videos below for a sample of what they do.

VIDEOS: LIVE at Mile of Music Festival: https://youtu.be/wuBNTV7OJ3Q LIVE (Nina Simone Cover, fan’s cell phone video): https://youtu.be/MxrqmlNJvac NPR LIVE SESSIONS: https://livesessions.npr.org/videos/sirsy-astronauts- ACOUSTIC LIVE: https://www.youtube.com/live/nabIBoFQyJc?si=6WyRNTU9mAXfF0Fc&t=211 CANNONBALL (as heard on tv’s Shameless): https://youtu.be/gx6RJZMelds LIKE A DRUM: https://youtu.be/yBoXYvUwRDg ASTRONAUTS: https://youtu.be/WglC18sUBX4 SWEET DREAMS: https://youtu.be/g5piB_2_vnA

“Songs with more hooks than tackle box. Melanie has one of the most powerful and flexible voices you’ll ever hear”. – The Times Union, NY

“SIRSY is NOT simply a two piece, they are a head scratching, WOW! This is the complete package in a fun sized, rock and roll, smiling laughing, have a good goddamn time with your friends, band! The guitarist is flawless and just edgy enough to make you grin. The lead singer/drummer is stunning.” – SXSW Music Blog